Copyright (c) 2009 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals Recent documents in bepress Journals en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:22:27 PST 3600 http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/34 http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/34 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:29:34 PST Berkeley Electronic Press is pleased to announce the publication of a cross-cutting new article in Journal of Drug Policy Analysis, a Journal of Substance Abuse Control Policy, analyzing the implications of legalizing Afghanistan's opium trade. "Is Medicinal Opium Production Afghanistan's Answer?: Lessons from India and the World Market," by Victoria A. Greenfield, Letizia Paoli, and Peter H. Reuter, argues that legal medicinal opium production is an improbable answer to the problems that underlie and arise from Afghanistan's dominance of the world heroin market. Examining both India's experience as the world's sole licensed exporter of raw opium and the world market for legal opiates, Greenfield, Paoli and Reuter argue that "Poppy for Medicine" cannot be expected to greatly reduce illegal production or corruption in Afghanistan, or do much to lift the nation out of poverty. The authors find that illegal production will continue; diversion from the legal market to the illegal market is inevitable; diversion will involve further corruption; there may not be a market; and Afghanistan lacks the institutional capacity to support a legal pharmaceutical industry. To read the full text of the article at no cost, please visit: http://www.bepress.com/jdpa/vol2/iss1/art3 About Journal of Drug Policy Analysis: A Journal of Substance Abuse Control Policy Journal of Drug Policy Analysis focuses on practical, policy-analytic insights on the problems and policies of drug abuse control. Short peer-reviewed articles and essays analyze every aspect of the policy problems posed by abusable psychoactives, licit and illicit, anywhere in the world. Using data-driven and conceptual approaches, as well as the methods of the social and biological sciences, the humanities, medicine, public health, law, law enforcement, and public management, the journal emphasizes informed policy analysis: the stakes in a given policy choice, and the terms of the tradeoffs among the values and interests in play. Edited by prominent scholars at RAND and UCLA, Journal of Drug Policy Analysis drives the public and scholarly conversation about how to deal with the issues surrounding drug policy, a conversation of vital interest to drug policy researchers, criminologists, economists, physicians, and those who make decisions about drug policy. About Berkeley Electronic Press Founded by professors in 1999, Berkeley Electronic Press publishes peer-reviewed electronic journals and develops software for the next generation of scholarly publishing. The bepress journals collection, ResearchNow, redefines what scholarly journals can do today, with fast and high quality peer review at sustainable prices. The bepress open-access institutional repository platform, Digital Commons, is the world's leading hosted IR, featuring an innovative suite of publishing and software services that empowers scholarly communities to showcase and share their works for maximum impact. For additional information on bepress, please see: www.bepress.com Ariel Levine News, Events, and Announcements Is Medical Opium Production Afghanistan's Answer? http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/32 http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/32 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:06:39 PDT The Berkeley Electronic Press is pleased to announce the launch of three new peer-reviewed journals this spring: The Law and Development Review www.bepress.com/ldr California Journal of Politics and Policy www.bepress.com/cjpp Journal of Time Series Econometrics www.bepress.com/jtse These new journals are part of bepress's upgrade package to the 2009 ResearchNow collection. Existing ResearchNow customers have the option to add these journals one-by-one, or they may opt into the entire upgrade of all new journals at a reduced rate. To read more about our new opt-in model for ResearchNow, please visit http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/27. The Law and Development Review www.bepress.com/ldr Editors Yong-Shik Lee (Y.S. Lee), University of Sydney Law School Bhupinder Chimni, Jawaharlal Nehru University The Law and Development Review is the first international journal devoted to the impact of the law and legal institutions on economic and social development. Law and development is a major area of concern for developing countries, and for the economic future and security of developed countries. The journal brings perspectives from both the developing and the developed world to examine the ways that legal orders, domestic and international, help or hinder economic development, and how global agreements and negotiations in particular affect developing countries. With editors and an editorial board that represent leading scholars and professionals of unprecedented diversity, The Law and Development Review will be of interest to a wide range of academics, researchers and, policy makers, NGOs, and international bodies interested in the legal aspects of economic development. $325 for a one-year academic/non-profit subscription $975 for a one-year corporate subscription California Journal of Politics and Policy www.bepress.com/cjpp Editors James Q. Wilson, Pepperdine University Jack Citrin, University of California, Berkeley Bruce E. Cain, University of California, Washington Center Jerry Lubenow, University of California, Berkeley A bellwether and testing ground for emerging trends in policy and political developments, California's politics reverberate around the world. California Journal of Politics and Policy is the only journal devoted to this unique state, publishing peer-reviewed research and commentary on state and local government, electoral politics, and policy formation and implementation, in California and in relation to national and international developments. Edited by leading experts James Q. Wilson (Pepperdine University), Jack Citrin (University of California, Berkeley), and Bruce E. Cain (University of California Washington Center), California Journal of Politics and Policy will appeal to scholars, practitioners, journalists, policymakers, officeholders, and anyone needing to understand the newest directions in state politics and policy. $275 for a one-year academic/non-profit subscription $825 for a one-year corporate subscription Journal of Time Series Econometrics www.bepress.com/jtse Editor Javier Hidalgo, London School of Economics Journal of Time Series Econometrics publishes important new econometrics research in theoretical and applied classical and Bayesian time series, spatial, and panel data. Time series analysis is the key method to analyze economic data over time, such as financial markets, GDP and productivity, and trends in credit, and Journal of Time Series Econometrics is the first journal devoted to this topic. Papers deal with estimation, testing and other methodological aspects that are involved when applying time series and spatial analytic techniques to economic, financial and related data. Edited by Javier Hidalgo (London School of Economics), the journal brings together a unique interdisciplinary community of economists and statisticians who seek to advance research in time-series economic and financial data. The journal is of particular interest to macroeconomists, applied statisticians, financial analysts, and anyone working with complex data recorded in time. $400 for a one-year academic/non-profit subscription $1,200 for a one-year corporate subscription You may order any of these journals at http://www.bepress.com/journals/subscriptions.html, or you may opt in to the entire upgrade package to receive this year's new bepress journals at a reduced rate. For more information and pricing, please email sales@bepress Irene Perciali New Journals http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/31 http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/31 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:05:25 PDT The Berkeley Electronic Press is pleased to announce the launch of a new peer-reviewed journal, published on behalf of the Policy Studies Organization. Poverty & Public Policy http://www.bepress.com/pso_poverty Poverty & Public Policy is offered separately from the ResearchNow 2009 collection, and is part of a special package of three new PSO journals that are available exclusively from bepress: Poverty & Public Policy - www.bepress.com/pso_poverty Policy and Internet - www.bepress.com/pso_internet Crisis & Risk in Public Policy - www.bepress.com/pso_risk The journals launch in the spring and summer of 2009, and will be priced at $300 each. For a limited time, you can add all three at a special advance price of $600 for the first year. More about Poverty & Public Policy www.bepress.com/pso_poverty Poverty remains an unsolved global policy concern; Poverty & Public Policy begins with the assumption that progress is possible, and that public policy has a key role to play. The journal publishes the best and most relevant policy research on poverty, income distribution, and welfare programs, globally and across the spectrum of disciplines, academic perspectives, and approaches. Papers analyze what works, and what does not, on topics such as demographics, economic crises, legal and financial infrastructures, food policy, and social security, as well as theoretical questions of ethics and justice. Thanks to its internationally recognized editors, Poverty & Public Policy reaches out globally to integrate important studies from the developing world into the scholarly literature, including case studies by aid workers and officials who confront the day-to-day reality of global poverty. Editor Max J. Skidmore, University of Missouri at Kansas City $300 for a one-year academic/non-profit subscription $900 for a one-year corporate subscription You may order Poverty & Public Policy directly by visiting http://www.bepress.com/journals/subscriptions.html, or you may take advantage of the special advance rate to order the collection of all three new PSO journals. For more information, email sales@bepress.com. To stay up to date with this and other bepress journals news, sign up for news alerts at works.bepress.com/bepress_journals. For more information about bepress journals, visit www.bepress.com/journals. Irene Perciali New Journals http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/30 http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/30 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:47:03 PST Berkeley Electronic Press (bepress) is pleased to announce that it will partner with the Policy Studies Organization (PSO) to publish a new collection of PSO journals, and to provide additional online society services. The new collection of peer-reviewed journals includes: Policy and Internet - www.bepress.com/pso_internet Poverty & Public Policy - www.bepress.com/pso_poverty Crisis & Risk in Public Policy - www.bepress.com/pso_risk These journals build on the success of established PSO titles, such as Policy Studies Journal, and represent the next step for PSO's journals publishing program. Paul Rich, President of the Policy Studies Organization, said, "PSO chose bepress because we need dynamic 21st century publishing for our titles, and bepress knows where the internet is taking scholarship. Sustainable pricing and fair access, personal attention, a strong service orientation, and cutting edge thinking were all big pluses for us, as are their innovations for integrating journals in a larger continuum of publishing services. Our members couldn't be happier." The new PSO journals with bepress are part of a broader initiative by the PSO and bepress to create an online showcase for the PSO and its member community. "bepress is pleased to add the new PSO journals to our society publishing program," said Gordon Tibbitts, CEO of bepress. "We have a decade's worth of innovative scholarly communication tools and services that benefit societies and their members, and look forward to the opportunity to enhance scholarly work in policy studies." The three new journals will launch with their first articles in the Spring of 2009. For pricing and ordering information, please email sales@bepress.com. To stay up to date with this and other bepress journals news, sign up for news alerts at works.bepress.com/bepress_journals. For more information about bepress journals, visit www.bepress.com/journals. About the PSO The Policy Studies Organization is a non governmental, non profit organization with the purpose to further research and dissemination of scholarship in policy. We are a related society of the American, Midwest, Southern and International Political Sciences Associations, as well as of the International Studies Association. PSO includes more than 3600 universities and institutions in its membership as well as individuals in more than 93 countries. From its headquarters in an historic house near Dupont Circle in Washington, once the home of the families of President James Garfield and the labor leader Samuel Gompers, the society organizes conferences, seminars, the publication of journals and books, and an increasing Internet presence. For more information, visit www.ipsonet.org About bepress Founded by professors in 1999, Berkeley Electronic Press is both a publisher of peer-reviewed electronic journals and a software developer, having created Digital Commons, the world's leading hosted institutional repository that powers the University of California's eScholarship Repository, and those of over ninety other universities, societies, and organizations. The company produces tools to improve scholarly communication via innovative and effective means of content production and dissemination. bepress has a portfolio of products and services that reduce the costs of and barriers to access. For more information, visit www.bepress.com Irene Perciali News, Events, and Announcements http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/29 http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/29 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:16:35 PDT The Berkeley Electronic Press is pleased to announce the launch of a new peer-reviewed journal on substance abuse control, policy, and health, Journal of Drug Policy Analysis. This is the 42nd bepress journal, and completes the ResearchNow 2009 collection that includes all 42 journals. http://www.bepress.com/jdpa Journal of Drug Policy Analysis focuses on practical, policy-analytic insights on the problems and policies of drug abuse control. Short peer-reviewed articles and essays analyze every aspect of the policy problems posed by abusable psychoactives, licit and illicit, anywhere in the world. Using data-driven and conceptual approaches, as well as the methods of the social and biological sciences, the humanities, medicine, public health, law, law enforcement, and public management, the journal emphasizes informed policy analysis: the stakes in a given policy choice, and the terms of the tradeoffs among the values and interests in play. Edited by prominent scholars at RAND and UCLA, Journal of Drug Policy Analysis drives the public and scholarly conversation about how to deal with the issues surrounding drug policy, a conversation of vital interest to drug policy researchers, criminologists, economists, physicians, and those who make decisions about drug policy. Editors Mark Kleiman (UCLA School of Public Affairs) Beau Kilmer (RAND) $325 for a one-year academic/non-profit subscription $975 for a one-year corporate subscription To order, visit http://www.bepress.com/journals/subscriptions.html. Irene Perciali New Journals http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/28 http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/28 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:22:40 PDT Berkeley, CA, September 30, 2008 - Society and peer-reviewed publisher and software developer, The Berkeley Electronic Press (bepress), announced today the appointment of Maria Lopes as Director of Library Sales. She will report to Barbara Kaplan, bepress's Vice President of Business Development, and will be based on the East Coast. Maria comes to bepress with ten years of international sales experience. Most recently at Wiley-Blackwell, Maria was responsible for all aspects of sales and marketing in Latin America, including consortia and agent agreements. Previously, as Academic Sector Business Manager at Emerald Publishing, Maria successfully managed sales across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Southern Europe. Barbara Kaplan said, "Maria's extensive domestic and international relationships will give bepress a 'jump start' in these markets, which have already shown great interest in bepress journals and the library-friendly bepress model." Maria's appointment reflects the growth and depth of bepress's sales effort internationally, and continues bepress's commitment to bring high-quality journals at sustainable prices to libraries around the world. Maria is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and French, and received her business degree at the University of Algarve in Portugal. About The Berkeley Electronic Press Founded by professors in 1999, Berkeley Electronic Press is both a publisher of peer-reviewed electronic journals and a software developer, having created Digital Commons, the world's leading hosted institutional repository that powers the University of California's eScholarship Repository, and those of over fifty other universities, societies, and organizations. The company produces tools to improve scholarly communication via innovative and effective means of content production and dissemination. Bepress has a portfolio of products and services that reduce the costs of and barriers to access. For additional information on bepress, please see www.bepress.com. Irene Perciali News, Events, and Announcements http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/27 http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/27 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:26:47 PDT Announcing bepress 2009 prices and news The Berkeley Electronic Press is pleased to announce the 2009 price list for our journals and for ResearchNow, the collection of all bepress journals. You will find the 2009 journal list and prices at: http://www.bepress.com/journals/subscriptions.html bepress Journals in 2008 - Impact and Growth Two bepress journals received their first impact factor in 2008, each with a stellar first showing. SAGMB is now the #5 ranked statistics journal in ISI Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology (SAGMB) received an outstanding first impact factor in the 2007 Journal Citation Reports from Thomson/ISI. The journal's impact factor is 2.167. It ranks #5 of all 91 statistics journal in the ISI Science Citation Index. In its first year, SAGMB joins such established titles as Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, and Journal of the Royal Statistics Society B, in the top five. SAGMB also ranks 155th out of 263 biochemistry & molecular biology journals, a category that includes some of the most heavily cited titles in science research, such as Cell and PLoS Biology. Another bepress journal, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (IJCRE), also received its first impact factor with the 2007 Journal Citation Reports. The journal's impact factor is 0.75, and it ranks 58th out of the 114 chemical engineering journals in the Science Citation Index. IJCRE remains the only journal in its field that focuses on chemical reactor engineering. Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics (SNDE) now has an impact factor of 0.593, and ranks #104 out of 191 economics journals. SNDE's impact and rank has grown steadily over the past years: the 2007 impact factor represents a 42% increase over its 2005 impact factor of 0.418. SNDE is well on its way to becoming one of the top-ranked econometrics journals in the field. bepress also added four new titles to our list in the past year, strengthening our collections in law and policy in particular. Issues in Legal Scholarship (available as a single journal for the first time): www.bepress.com/ils Journal of Drug Policy Analysis: www.bepress.com/jdpa Law & Ethics of Human Rights: www.bepress.com/lehr Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology: www.bepress.com/selt For more information about bepress journals, visit www.bepress.com/journals The new face of ResearchNow In response to our customers, who want the freedom to build the collections they really want, bepress has reinvented the way we do collections. We are pleased to introduce our new opt-in model for ResearchNow. We have fenced off our collection at its current level of 42 journals - this is our 2009 collection. Going forward, subscribers will be able to renew only this core collection. Or, they can opt in to new journals as they prefer, one by one or as a discounted yearly package of all new journals. For sales and subscription information, email sales@bepress.com 2009 - bepress's 10th Year Anniversary In 2009, bepress marks its tenth year anniversary. We look forward to celebrating our ten years of growth with all of you throughout the year. Sign up for our journal news feed to stay tuned: http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/. Irene Perciali News, Events, and Announcements http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/26 http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/26 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:22:36 PDT Berkeley, CA--September 5, 2008--Society and peer-reviewed publisher and software developer, The Berkeley Electronic Press (bepress), announced the appointment of a new Publisher, Alison Denby. Alison will be responsible for the bepress journals publishing program, which includes 42 owned and scholarly society journals. She will report to the CEO of bepress, Gordon Tibbitts, and will be based at bepress headquarters in California. This appointment reflects the growth and depth of bepress's journals collection and its commitment to ensuring that its partners have access to the best scholarly journals and services in their fields. Alison will support this goal by leading the expansion of bepress's journals publishing program. Commenting on the appointment, Gordon Tibbitts said, "Alison is one of the industry's leading journal publishers. Her experience includes extensive success with acquiring successful academic journals, building and leading editorial teams, developing and implementing innovative service offerings, strategic client consultation and development, and operational optimization. We are delighted to appoint Alison: her skills and experience are a perfect fit with bepress's strategy to continue to drive the growth and development of our journals program and bepress's broader suite of services." Alison brings close to 20 years of journals editorial and sales experience in the publishing industry to bepress. Before joining bepress, she held senior positions at John Wiley & Sons and Blackwell Publishing, where she worked closely with academic societies and journal editorial teams. About The Berkeley Electronic Press Founded by professors in 1999, The Berkeley Electronic Press is both a publisher of peer-reviewed electronic journals and a software developer, having created Digital Commons, the world's leading hosted institutional repository that powers the University of California's eScholarship Repository, and those of over ninety other universities, societies, and organizations. The company produces tools to improve scholarly communication via innovative and effective means of content production and dissemination. Bepress has a portfolio of products and services that reduce the costs of and barriers to access. For additional information on bepress, please see: www.bepress.com Irene Perciali News, Events, and Announcements http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/25 http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/25 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:44:46 PDT bepress at ALA - The New Face of ResearchNow The bepress package of all journals, ResearchNow, has grown fast over the past years. As we grow, we want to grow responsibly. We know that you need the freedom to build the collections you really want, and we know that you don't want to be locked in to the "big deal." It's time to reinvent the way bepress does packages. Visit us in Anaheim at Booth #479 to find out more! And, bring a copy of this email for a chance to win $100 at Amazon.com. In Anaheim, we will be pleased to introduce our new opt-in model for ResearchNow. Starting in September 2008, we will fence off the collection at its current level -- our 2009 collection. Going forward, you will have the option to renew only this core collection. You can also opt in to new journals as you prefer, one by one or as a discounted yearly package of all new journals. As a thank-you for working with us all these years, existing ResearchNow subscribers will receive the first yearly package of new journals at no charge (the 2010 upgrade). If you add ResearchNow by September 31, 2008, you can lock in the 2009 collection and the free 2010 upgrade all at once. For more information about bepress journals, visit www.bepress.com/journals. Irene Perciali ResearchNow http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/24 http://works.bepress.com/bepress_journals/24 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:48:00 PDT Berkeley, CA - April 28, 2008Society and peer-reviewed publisher and software developer, The Berkeley Electronic Press (bepress), announced today the appointment of Barbara Kaplan to Vice President of Business Development. Barbara will be responsible for worldwide journal sales and for building new partnerships with corporate, academic, and government institutions. She will report to the CEO of bepress, Gordon Tibbitts, and will be based at bepress's headquarters in California. Sean O'Doherty, in his role as Vice President of Journal Sales, will report to Barbara.The creation of this new appointment reflects the growth and depth of bepress's journals collection and continues bepress's commitment to ensuring that its partners have access to the best scholarly journals in their fields.Commenting on the appointment, Gordon Tibbitts said, "Barbara is a great addition to our senior management team. Her vast experience working with consortia and her insight into customer relationship management will enable her to lead our team as we expand our services."Barbara brings to bepress more than 17 years of sales and client services experience in the publishing industry. Before joining bepress, she held senior positions at Blackwell, Elsevier and Grolier Educational Services, where she worked closely with academic, library, corporate, and government communities. Her experience in building teams that focus on client satisfaction will help bepress better serve its clients. About The Berkeley Electronic PressFounded by professors in 1999, Berkeley Electronic Press is both a publisher of peer-reviewed electronic journals and a software developer, having created Digital Commons, the world's leading hosted institutional repository that powers the University of California's eScholarship Repository, and those of over fifty other universities, societies, and organizations. The company produces tools to improve scholarly communication via innovative and effective means of content production and dissemination. Bepress has a portfolio of products and services that reduce the costs of and barriers to access.For additional information on bepress, please see www.bepress.com. Irene Perciali News, Events, and Announcements